# outlander

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #39,007

## Definitions
1. A foreigner or alien.
2. A stranger or outsider.

## Etymology
From outland + -er. In certain uses, influenced by or a calque of the Dutch uitlander or Afrikaans uitlander. Also cognate with German Ausländer, Swedish utlänning and Danish udlænding. Doublet of uitlander.

## Common misspellings (13)
`otulander`, `oultander`, `outalnder`, `outladner`, `outlandder`, `outlanderr`, `outlandre`, `outlanedr`, `outlannder`, `outllander`, `outlnader`, `outtlander`, `uotlander`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/outlander